Question

in the following reaction, what is $X$?
$HC\equiv CH\underset{\mathrm{HgSO}{}_4}{\overset{\mathrm{H}{}_2\mathrm{O}}{\to }}X$

• A. $C{H}_{3}COOH$
• B.
• C. $C{H}_{3}CHO$
• D.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\underset{\text{Acetylene}}{HC\equiv CH}\underset{\mathrm{HgSO}{}_4}{\overset{\mathrm{H}{}_2\mathrm{O}}{\to }}\underset{\text{Acetaldehyde}}{C{H}_{3}CHO}$